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Bring on the technicolour!
Creative Salon’s Claire Beale with a clarion call for the most important thing in advertising: creativity
£1 billion more invested in TV advertising in 2021
TV advertising investment totalled £5.46 billion, an increase of 24% on 2020 (and 11% up on pre-pandemic 2019). This represents a record level of investment in TV advertising.
Watch 'TV in focus: 2022' on demand
Watch on demand for a first look at the data and trends that are shaping the TV ad market.
12 escapist TV picks
Showbiz makeovers, earth saving aliens, a quaint trip to the Dales and a showbiz marriage like no other are all the new and returning TV shows for a bit of light relief and escapism.
Making a connection
John Plunkett finds out how broadcasters are reaching and reflecting younger audiences at a time of unprecedented choice
The UGC UFC: new battles in video
Matt Hill looks at what changes in video viewing mean for planning
TV Planning Awards: entry writing masterclass
7 simple steps to help you construct your TV Planning Awards entry.
Powering advertising’s drive to net zero operations
Sebastian Munden explains the TV industry’s role in Ad Net Zero
Plunkett on TV: small time crooks win big on Channel 4s The Curse
Channel 4 presents an outrageously funny and gripping crime drama which sees a group of hapless robbers strike it lucky when a heist goes dramatically right.